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FBI
LEG, MX
DIRECTOR, FBI

02/10/1960

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‘NRO, INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY, MATEOS, LOPEZ, SOUTH

AMERICAN TRIP, CARIBBEAN POLITICAL SITUATION,
CUBAN EXILE ACT

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Secret ;

1B; 1C; 4

Redact

05/06/1998

INDEFINITE

Date:

4/27/201

Y Date: 2/10/60 4i3/a TSe fe
am : To: Director, FBI Be HSCA az 12/22/27 Rag anf
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| Pron: Legat, Mexico (100-743G) at ;
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Subject: MONTHLY INTELLIGENCE SULMARY Classi ae

SYNOPSIS

LOPEZ MATEOS' SOUTH AMERICAN TRIP (cont.)(page 2): Recent South *
ferican crip or Mexican President gave emphasis to need for .. L .
coordinated effort in resolving economic problems of Latin a
America. Talks dealt with stimulation of commerce, but for 4
present principal importance of trip seems to shave been 2,
enotional rather than materialistic. DAVID-ARFARC SIQUEIROS VG
(page 3): While recently in Caracas, Venezuelt, SICUETROS made \
Statements critical of both Mexican President and Mexican
Revolution. Mexican administration and public angercd by remarks 4 :
GARTEBEAN POLITICAL SITUATION (page 3): Cuba. Meeting sponsored |\
y Socievy of priends o a held at MexTeo City, 1/17/60, to :\' >
demonstrate support for Cuban Government. Nicaragua: Report _
received that Cuban Government still planning to sUpport invasion
of Nicaragua with pro-Conmunist elements. , Haiti: Political
ituation reported to be deteriorating.
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PARTIDO COMUNISTA Cul at
COMMUNIST PARTY OF MEXICO) {page 6): Japa
aviona reas, schedule or . ~ » again postponed “36
to provide moré-time for holding of State Congressos and
preparation of scussion material. POCM representatives to be ;
invited to agtesa Congress. Federal District Committee to step,—
up dues co Léctions and general cell activity. JCM held plen J
L111 eo Gi IDO POPULAR = PP (POPULAR PARTY) (rege T):
PP being reorgania and members being solic Oo submit
8, background and other data. PP held annual New Year's banquet
: ‘on 2/6/60. PP inaugurated Pioneers, Boy Scout type organizaticn,
on. 2/5/60. VICENTE LOMBARDO TOLEDANO (page 8): LOMBARDO was
principal speaker a Yew Year’s banquet and generally spoke

favorably f government of LOPEZ MATEOS gnd his trip.to South ye?

America. SOVEET INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES page 9): LENTIN

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Cuban Exile Activities

on January 28, 1960, PSI MIGUEL ANDRES DE LEON ROJAS
reported that responsible Cuban exdle groups-in Mexico City and
the United States, who have supp ed Dr. LIO 2% PORTUONDO,
are convinced that General JOSEYELEUTERIQYPEDRAZSACABRERA, who
commands a group of Cuban military exiles in the Dominican
Republic, would not be a wise selection as the military leader
of the attempt to overthrow the CASTRO government. ‘The PSI
further adipced, nat these Cuban exile groups believe that
PEDRO LUISRDIA Z, former Chief of the Cuban Air. Force,
would be a much better military leader. (q' Aly

The PSI also advised that information received from .

sources within Cuba reflected that FIDEL CASTRO had prepared a
decree ordering the United States to vacate the Guantanamo
Naval Base. According to this information, the decree was
originally prepared in late ye hel 1959, but had not yet
been signed for issuance. (% tn er.
The PSI further reported “hat he had éard reports in
Miami, Florida, of an invasion a pt which allegedly would
be made by supporters of ROLANDOAMASFERRER,! a Cuban exile who
resides i ami, The PSI, stated that MASFERRER, .ROHERTO

ca MTRANDA, NO OTHMAN, and their associates form a
group which is not regarded in a favorable light by responsible
Cuban exiles or by responsible elements within Cuba. The PSI
stated that from the information available to him in Miami he
doubted very much that MASFERRER would be able to make an
attempt at invading Cuba or, if an attempt were made, that it
would be successful. (&) (W

Nicaragua
PSI DE LEON also advised on January 28 that he had
eceived information from within Cuba that ERNESTO "CHE"
GUEVARA has not abandoned his projéct to utilize pro-Communist
éafaguan exiles and~Cuban "volunteers" in an attempt to

invade Nicaragua. This source advised that approximately 400
guerrillas have been trained to make up the invasion force.

The PSI stated he had received no information as to the timing
of such an attempt, but expressed doubt that. it would occur in
the immediate future in view of the concern of the Cuban Govern-
ment over a possible early invasion attempt by Cuban exiles. (44 (it)

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age and is disposed to follow an international policy that
will not only benefit Mexico but its sister Latin American
countries who are bound together not only by historical ties
but by the same economic and social conditions and identical
perspectives. In apparent reference to DAVID ALFARO re unable=e-.
leading PCM figure, he stated that some people, who are ble~-.
, to understand national and international politics altho
they xpound them daily, have been critical of / LOPEZ.
' trip. During the course of the President's trip ”
SIQUEIROS made a statement to the press wherein he criticized
the President for not accepting a bid to visit Cuba and stated
that President LOPEZ MATEOS was merely laying the ground work
for a subsequent visit by President EISENHOWER. LOMBARDO was
critical of President LOPEZ MATEOS in certain respects,
particularly in connection with the imprisonment of the
rallroad strike agitators and PCM and POCM leaders,

ACTION TAKEN: None, Will be disseminated in the
next report on the PP.

[Sovaer INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES XS)

[Esn08 Ys)

ynvestigation conducted ay this xf to identify
"VALENTIN," the new,Soviet prineipay) of expe pointed to ne
ALENTIN VASILEVIC LIN, a Soviet Embas or yy ee who, “5%:

arrived in Mexico City with.his family on (Novémber 5} 19596 $3.
As soon as a ph api ho im off BAKULINj became Gor teeie? it wasCs}
shown gO who immed ately ‘ay positively identified

him as{his principal MWALENTIN.

on 3 ioe tpg 11 bar "ifs to Mexico city C5
from a trip fter keptyaA prearranged
eme with| BA Linpen (Ganuary 1960, an urned over to
(eeport oe hk his activities in’Los A ered ans fsa as a
ame clippings cathered by fA 4199-8) PBAKULIN cs),
Gadbins ne 7\to pick up 3 Boviet message on uary els
1960, from p(s Bs drop at Piladres and Pestalozz ee
The[messag are to contain questions regarding MEX art 53,
Geport on His|]trip to,Los Angele KULIN \also set up al
(eport 9 meeting for (Fe (February 15,419 0. i

fxr retrieved Soviet Message No. 22)o0n ae -

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1960. contrary t (the usual Gaston) this/message was typed Cs)
instead of being(or undeveloped_35 im. film. The Soviets $)
inguired how and ere LA 4199-S\keeps the notes of his
observations_and the newspaper ipp s, among what type of s)
people does e los Angeles informant )jinitiate his contacts, CS
what his exP@nses have been, the mannerin which the data on

e displacement of a shipJseen by the informants) ss obtained {. is)

e intensity of traffic \noted in the vicinity of the places Cs)

sited, the possibili of tak photographs, the securit
of the objectives, how 4199-S\explains his trips to his bs
family, and the identity of the’ ‘objectives on which data can
be more easily secured. %&)

MEX+87 depos .ed |his [Message No. 22 in the established Cs}
dead drop on ary 25 60, and generally answered the
questions posed{in the prior Soviet message. XS)

Soviet Message No. 23) was retrieved| by MEX TJon Cs
e pérsonal meeting between C54 5
an

Februa. 19 It chang
LIN mex487)from the[third Monday of the month up the $
ast Monday of the month |at e same time and place.

ACTION TAKEN: None, pursuant to specific Bureau
instructions.

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